7.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. @ chriso [ oh6gdx birthday bash tasting ].Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, wood, coal, dusty. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, cacao, coffee, vanilla. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. Not very balanced ! [20111203] 7-3-6-3-13 Cask @ The Southern, 22-26 South Clerk Street, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 9PR.Clear dark black brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, wood notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, alcohol, cacao, chocolate - cofee, chili notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. Much better then the bottle version i got before ... [20120421]
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2012
at 08:28
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled@my birthdaybash@Chriso. Pitch black coloour, small brown head. Aroma is coffee, roasted malts, some dark fruits, mild ripe fruits as well as some mild vanillaish notes. Flavour is coffee, roasted malts, toffee, vanilla and some mild liquorice and ripe fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2012
at 02:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
330ml bottle for Christmas breakfast. Pours pitch black with a small head. Aroma is oily coffee, some tar and a little alcohol. Taste has bitter coffee and tar to start. Sweet roast. Finish is a bit short and could do with some more carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2011
at 01:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Stirchley Wines, Birmingham. Poured a deep dark brown colour with a very plump off white head. Some pissy hop and vague chocolate in the nose. Very lively carbonation that was rather off putting. Palate slightly thin. Fruity hop bitter finish. Not bad but became a bit tiresome towards the end of the 500ml bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2011
at 05:21
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottled at oh6gdx’s birthday bash at chriso’s. Very black, no head. Huge coffee and vanilla aroma. Sweet, full bodied. Huge and dense, burnt sugar, vanilla and caramel. Fiercely alcoholi finish with low bitterness. Another over the top vanilla imperial stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2011
at 06:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8
Bottle at Pat’s birthday tasting at chriso’s. Pours oily brown with a fine, beige head. Filter coffee aroma. Very sweet flavor, plenty of coffee, roasted malts, boozy sting, chocolate. Full bodied with soft carbonation. Warm finish, dark fruits, cocoa, coffee, sweet mocha, light booze, light bitterness. All the elements don’t quite come together perfectly, but the elements on their own still make for an interesting beer. The condition is not ideal. (3.7)
Bottle at Bruce’s Housewarming Party Tasting, London. Just a massive beer overall. Extreme pure coffee character with tons of dark, raw sugar and hints of booze. Thick, rich, and lightly syrupy. (3.7)
Bottle at Bruce’s Housewarming Party Tasting, London. Just a massive beer overall. Extreme pure coffee character with tons of dark, raw sugar and hints of booze. Thick, rich, and lightly syrupy. (3.7)
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2011
at 06:53
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a large head. Aroma is lemon citrus, some spicy chocolate. Faint. Taste has some lemon to start. Bitter, chocolate roasty finish. Too much carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2011
at 15:45
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ RBESG 2011 Grand Tasting at Dean Swift, Tower Bridge SE1. Pours a black color with a longlasting off-white head. Has a roasted malty caramel and chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2011
at 03:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
RBESG August 2011, grand tasting. Dark ruby brown with a bigg off-white head. Aroma of dried fruit, chocolate, coffee and cherry. Chocolate and fruit flavour, slightly sour or dark malt acidic
Tried
on 20 Nov 2011
at 13:48
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask handpull at Craft Beer Co. Very dark brown ruby colour. No head. No condition. Some burnt malt. Touch of ginger. Not great
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Nov 2011
at 10:31